Then, 3 years ago, I also made the decision to put my health first. I went on a gluten free and refined sugar free diet and felt marvelous. I also lost 15 pounds. The gluten free part stuck (but it's difficult to be a pastry chef if you are sugar free). I feel so much better, and I'm lucky that more and more people know what gluten is (and furthermore how to avoid it). I've done lots of experimenting in my kitchen and had some complete bricks of a cookie (which would make a good doorstop, if you need one! I can give you my failure of a recipe), and I've also had some successes.
I am not a consistent blogger (I think my last blog was in 2007, when I got engaged), but I DO check out a lot of the GF blogs online. I'm always enamored with the Daring Bakers Challenge and I LOVE drooling over the photos on Tastespotting (food porn, anyone?) so I thought I'd try this blog thing once more and join the Daring Bakers. If anything, it will give me more food for my GF arsenal.
Wish me luck!
